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Unemployment near 25-year high
Missouri's unemployment rate has reached its highest level since May, 1984. The state labor...
Missouri’s economic future: moving from research to marketplace
Some economic development experts say the key to economic growth in Missouri is moving from the...
Kansas City home permits fall to lowest total since 1982
Kansas City home builders are more than glad to bid 2008 good-bye and hope for a better year this...
Cease and desist order issued against Lee’s Summit investor
Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has issued a cease and desist order against a Lee's Summit man...
Martinez confirmation vote coming this week in Senate
Governor Nixon's choice to head the agency that recruits business for Missouri faces a Senate vote...
Early indications are Christmas shopping season not a total bust for Missouri retailers
Retail sales figures from the Christmas shopping season won't be available until late January or...
Merchants brace for Day-after-Christmas crowds
Today is expected to be one of the biggest days of the year at retail stores and shopping malls...
Rapid response for about-to-be jobless
As the job market tightens and as more and more layoff notices go up, some state employees are...
Wentzville GM officials pleased with auto bailout
General Motors officials in Wentzville are welcoming the White House announcement of a...
State moves agianst real estate investment company
The state securities director has shut down a Springfield real estate investment company with...
Mixed results for Missouri in "Judicial Hellholes" report
The American Tort Reform Association has released its annual "Judicial Hellholes"...
McCaskill confident of car loan approval
Senator McCaskill is optimistic that Congress will approve a 15-billion dollar loan bill for the...
State officials warn of questionable business poster solicitation
Some Missouri businesses are getting letters from a company offering to sell them...
Cyber Monday gains in popularity as consumers shop from home and work
Just as Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving - is critical to brick and mortar retailers...
Mizzou-Kansas to play at Arrowhead through 2012
The Missouri-Kansas college football game set for Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City...
Retailers expect small growth in Black Friday sales
It's not the busiest shopping day of the year, but Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving - is...
Missouri one of nation’s top turkey producers
Thanksgiving Day is turkey day for so many Missourians. But many of us are not aware of Missouri's...
Missouri retailers dismiss fears associated with gift card redemption
The giving of gift cards has become very popular in recent years, but there are fears that some...
Job growth even as unemployment inches up
Economic conditions aren't the best, but a spokesman for the Department of Economic Development...
Bond joins with other senators to propose auto aid alternative
Senator Bond is joining with senators from other auto-producing states to propose an alternative...
McCaskill to GM: "show me the (lack of) money
Senator McCaskill is meeting with General Motors officials today and her auditor background is...
There goes the king of beers
The InBev buyuout of Anheuser-Busch has been finished. InBev has announced it has gotten clearance...
Bond wants accountability in auto industry bailout
Senator Bond favors federal aid to domestic automakers But he says the plan should not be a blank...
Water rates rising for many Missourians
Water from the tap isn't free and its price is going up, at least for many Missourians. The State...
Gas prices keep dropping, where they go from here no one knows
Gas prices keep dropping at the pump, whether they will keep dropping no one knows. Mike Right...
St. Louis Chrysler workers face tough decision
Chrysler workers in St. Louis have a tough decision to make. Chrysler is offering voluntary...
AB is independent no more
It only took 25 minutes for the biggest independent American brewer to become part of a Belgian...
This Bud is for InBev
Today is a big day for Budweiser. Anheuser-Busch shareholders are expected to approve the $52...
Experts recommend not sharing your financial stress with your children
Now is not the time to start showing your children the Grapes of Wrath. The economic outlook might...